Quality of Life Comparison

If you lived in Tokelau instead of Nepal, you would:

make 63.0% less money

Nepal has a GDP per capita of $2,700, while in Tokelau, the GDP per capita is $1,000.

Basic Needs

be 3.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Nepal, approximately 19.7% of the population has internet access. In Tokelau, about 60.2% do.

Tokelau: At a glance

Tokelau is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 12 sq km. Originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island groups, the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889. They were transferred to New Zealand administration in 1925. Referenda held in 2006 and 2007 to change the status of the islands from that of a New Zealand territory to one of free association with New Zealand did not meet the needed threshold for approval.